Poland might not be the first country that comes to mind in the context of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). But not only is central and eastern Europe’s largest economy a member of China’s Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Poland also holds potential for infrastructure investments – especially in the country’s poorly connected east – and sees benefits in the initiative’s wider impact on the Polish economy.
Poland’s Morawiecki Plan, now also known as the Strategy for Responsible Development (SRD), presented by prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki in early 2016 (then still deputy prime minister), highlights one area for potential Chinese investment.
